We are women: legislative reunion slated

Rep. Lola Spradley[2], R-Beulah, takes the oath of office in 2003, the year she became the first female speaker of the House in Colorado history. (Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)

Lola Spradley and Peggy Kerns[3] will be among the former lawmakers attending next week’s Women’s Caucus Reunion.

Spradley, a Beulah Republican who served as the first woman speaker of the House, and Kerns, an Aurora Democrat who served as the House minority leader, will be the guest speakers for the event for current and former lawmakers.

The reunion will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Carriage House at the Governor’s Mansion.

The event is sponsored by the Colorado Legislative Women’s Caucus, which also is hosting a baby shower for Denver Health[4] Medical Center. The hospital gives all new mothers — 90 percent live below federal poverty standards — diapers, clothing, wipes and other items.

Members of the Colorado Legislative Women’s Caucus Board are Reps. Jeanne Labuda, D-Denver, and Marsha Looper, R-Calhan, and Sens. Nancy Spence, R-Centennial, and Suzanne Williams, D-Aurora. The Colorado Legislative Women’s Caucus is project of the Metropolitan State College of Denver, with support from the Women’s Foundation of Colorado.